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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 28, 1902)
THE SUNDAY 0REGONIA2, PORTLAND, SEPTEMBER 2S, 1902. EXACT ACCOUNT GIVEN REPORT OF FIRE RELIEF COMMIT TEE TO DATE. Over f 7000 Received in Casb, Besides , Clothing and Donations Sent Direct to Sufferers. Cash donations of over J9000 have been given for the relief of the sufferers from the forest fires during the past two weeks. Thla Includes no estimate of the large quantity of clothing and other needful articles that have been sent out. People -of every class have taken an in terest In the work church people, busi ness men and sports alike and it Is now reported that all of the Immediate needs have been supplied. After the first few days i he work was systematized, and a central committee received all of the funds and attended to their distribution. Over $7000 has been received by this com mittee, and the rest has been sent direct ta the tire-stricken districts Authentic List of Funds Received. Of the money received by the committee the following account Is given: Independent Order Odd Fellows $ 25 00 Marquam Theater benefit , 2174 00 Congregation Beth-Israel 73 oO Evening Telegrare. 2062 C5 B. P. O. E. Lodge. No. 142 3o0 00 Trinity Parish Jfc ! Salvation Army 20 -so St. Mark's Church J 1" Flret Congregational Church Pine Grove and Odell districts, Hood Klvcr Valley 59 x9 Collection on Portland-Salem train... i. to 00 Missionary Society. Sunnyslde Congre- gatlonal Church 12 00 St. David's Church 31 to Other subscriptions to committee ' au ToUl 5091 41 Subscriptions paid to Merchants' Pro- . tectlve Association .12404 00 Total amount received $7550 31 The entire amount of the cash relief fund will then be: Received by the committee $7550 31 Sent to Bridal Veil by unknown do- nator 12 00 Presbyterian Churches 3SS 00 Additional Telegram subscriptions .... 20C -o Total $8150 56 Of the amount received b the committee, ex penditures have been made as follows: La Camas District Merchandise $ 56 84 ' Cash 775 00-$ S31 84 Sprlnsrwatcr District Cash $ 250 00 Mer?handlfe 200 44-$ 450 4 Lents District " Cash $ CIO 00-$ 010 00 Clarnlc District Cash $ 50 00$ 50 00 Gravel Hill District Ca.'h $ 15 00-$ 15 00 Battle Ground District rchsndlf. wagon $ 35 00$ 35 00 Bridal Veil District Merchandise $ 500 00 Cash ; 50 00$ 610 CO Lewis River District Cash v $ 150 00 Merchandise 314 04-$ 404 04 Sycamore District Cash t $ 230 00-$ 230 00 Elma District Merchandise $ 477k 2-$ 4i i -0 Capo Horn District On." $ 50 00$ 50 00 Salmon District Cah $ 75 00$ 7o 00 Keuben District Cart: $ 25 00-$ 25 00 Sundry expense Cash, La Camas-Washougal trip ..$ 10 CO Cash, expressman 1 75 Merchandise. Ladles' Auxil iary committee 54 71 Expersr. First Congregation al Church 4 00 Expenfces, trip to Lewis Rlw 7 70$ 78 10 Total amount expended $4003 34 Receipts at Athletic Benefit. Partial returns "were received from the athletic benefit that was given at the Multnomah Club Friday night, but re ports have not been received from many cigar-stores and other places where the tickets were on sale. The sum paid to the Telegram is 542 25. and It Is thought that the entire receipts .were .something more than this. The Telegram list Is now ! as follows: Previously acknowledged $4256 35 Members of German Congrega- Uonal Church 5 50 Ropeburg Lodge. B. P. O. E 50 00 Vernon Union, No. 77, B. of U 10 00 T. WlRxaau 10 00 Athletic benefit 422:1 Additional c611ection Marquam- Bakor-Neill benellt . 3a00 Total $4408 90 SCHOOLHOUSES ARE BURNED. People of DlHtrictM Are Destitute nnd Other Districts 3Iny Help. Information was received by County Superintendent of Schools Robinson yes terday that the schoolhouse at Brower had been destroyed during the recent for est Hres. This makes three school build ings which were consumed by the flames, the two others being at Palmer and Lenta The building at Lents was in sured for $1200. and the district la prepar ing to replace It with a better and larger structure. So. far as known, there was no Insur ance on the buildings .at Palmer and Brower, and as the people In both, dls trlcip lost their homes and nearly all their property, they are not In a position to rebuild. Professor Robinson says that the question o( affording educational fa cilities to the children of the two dis tricts 13 a serious and Important one. The people feel themselves unable to erect and equip new schoolhouses, as little was left them after the destructive fires. Mr. Robinson Is considering a plan for the as sistance of thr afflicted districts by which other districts might contribute on the basis of the nun-ber of children in their respective sections. He can see no reason why one district should not help another in such cases of distress, and he has no doubt that If a call were made the dis trict) would respond liberally. At present he has the plan under advisement and he bos written to the distressed districts to ascertain what plans they have made to 'provide suitable school facilities, and he may decide to call for aid from the other organized districts of the county. The Palmer, or Bridal Veil, district has 114 children of school age. It had two sefcoolhouses. one at Palmer, which was destroyed, and the other at Bridal Veil, which was saved. In the Brower dis trict there arc 53 children and In the Lents 112. Unlike the residents of the other districts, the people of Lents did not lose their homes by the fire. GRANGE LOSES HEAVILY. Venrly All Farmers Burned Out "Were ' Insured in Granges. The fire insurance department of the Granges, Patrons of Husbandry, in Mult nomah and Clackamas Counties, In the recent destruction of barns and farm houses, has sustained the greatest loss since that feature was established. Pay ment of tire losses Is by assessment on the member of that department. A member of the Grange said yester day that so far the yearly assessments for fire losses had been very small, but that for the present losses they would probably equal all that had been paid heretofore. He said that In Multnomah and Clackamas Counties, a large num ber of barns and houses destroyed by the forest fires were Insured In the Grange, but the total amount of Insurance, had not yet been ascertained. This will prob ably be known In a short time. A. b Miller, of Sellwood, master of Evening Star Grange. No. 27, is secretary of the insurance department. At the next meet ing of this Grange, which will be next Saturday, there .will probably be some definite Information as to the extent or the losses. This insurance money will be a big help in a great many cases where houses' and barns, with their contents, have been swept away. "Wc shall certainly pay every cent of the Insurance," said H. C. Welch, mem ber of Evening Star, yesterday. "We wii: do this cheerfully as soon as we know what our assessments will amount to. it may be 11 mills. Our losses have been small heretofore, "but now our brothers wfio have been turned out will learn the advantage of this department of the Grange." GAMBLERS PAY FINES. Nine Plead Guilty and Other Three Prove Innocence and Go Free. The cases of the 12 men recently ar rested In the Gem Club, charged with gambling, were brought yesterday before Municipal Judge Hogue, when nine men pleaded guilty, and three, John Shagland, John Adams and S. Johnson pleaded not guilty and asserted that they had gone to the house on other business. Deputy City Attorney Fitzgerald stated that he had carefully Inquired into the evi dence against the trio and had arrived at the conclusion that -they had not visited the place to gamble, but that they had called there on legitimate business. He therefore moved to dismiss the charges against them, and the Judge concurrod. The other nine, George Robinson. Thom as "Williams, John Jones. H. Frazer, O. McGrane, F. Fisher, Peter Hart, J. M. Haines and W. L. George, pleaded guilty. As It was shown that Williams Is one of the proprietors of the club and Robinson a dealer, these two were fined $75 each, and the other seven $25 each. The fines were paid. The raid on the Gem Club was- one of the most succespul affairs of Its kind for years. It was engineered by Policeman Shane, assisted by several other officers, and a complete gambling layout and $1000 In gold were seized. This $1000. less the amount ol the fines, was handed back to a representative of the Gem Club. REPAIRING ALBINA FERRY Boat Goes on the "Ways for Thorough Overhauling:. The Alblna ferry-boat, W. S. Mason. Is on the ways In Supple's yard on the Eisl Side. , The repairs will he finished In about a month, and will cost In the neighbor hood of $5000. The frames of the boat and its engine timbers are yet- in good condition, after their long, hard service. Planking along the water line , was considerably decayed. This Is being renewed. All decayed wood is being tiken out. When the repairs are finished, the boat will be ready for a service of eight or 10 yoars more. RUBBER INDUSTRY OF MEXICO. I would go into the tropics of Mexico nnd gtow rubber. It is better than grold, and it will make more million aires than oil has made." Collis P.' Huntington. - Mr. C. V. Cooper, head banker. Wood men of the World, and secretary of the Mexican Rubber Culture Company, with offices In v...amber of Commerce building, this city, and the Coronado-building, Den ver, Colo., left yesterday for the com pany's plantation In the State of Chiapas, Mexico. Mr. Cooper will go from San Francisco with Mr. J. W. Ellsworth, who Is under contract to manage the company's plan tation. Mr. Ellsworth, by reason of his exten sive interests In rubber land, and his great success In rubber culture, bids fair to be the coming "rubber king" of America, and as he Is a stockholder In the Portland company, and It Is through him the com pany purchased Its 30,000-acre plantation, it will be seen, that he has a double In centive to score another success. It will also appear that the Portland company Is not proceeding blindly, for in Mr. Ells worth it has secured the experience and interested co-operation of the strongest and most successful man In the rubber world. The Mexican Rubber Culture Companv Is formulated on lines that afford com plete protection to the Investors In acre shares. Each one of these shares Is prac tically a deed to one acre of land, planted with 200 rubber trees. The company Is practically an agent of the investors, obligated legally and inter estedly to cultivate the plantation, sell the product and return the proceeds, less 10. per cent for marketing, to the Investors. The company Is composed of well-known, conservative business men and others in official positions, who could not afford to go before the public with any other than a legitimate and practical enterprise. They cannot afford to take any chance, and would have nothing whatever to do with the enterprise if they could see any prob ability of failure. They are investing in the acre shares on th sam terms offered the public, and will continue to do so as their means per mit. If any one doubts the splendid returns, absolutely smre, safe and ever Increasing from the cultivation of rubber, the com pany refers them to the published opin ions of such men as C. P. Huntington, Andrew Carnegie and others; to the Con sular reports of the "United States Gov ernment. which can be seen In the com pany's office; to the "Geographical Notes on Mexico," by Sr. Don Matlas Romero, late Mexican Ambassador to Washington; to the report of Sir Henry Neville Deer Ing. British Minister to Mexico; to the India Rubber World. July, 1S98. and other Issues, to the London Financial News, and. In fact, to any authority whatever, and If one word can be found In any of them in contravention of the fact that the cultivation of rubber Is practical and not experimental, the most profitable and at the same time the safest Investment that can be made. It has escaped the exhaustive Investigation of the Mexican Rubber Cul ture Company. All authorities state that the wild trees, upon which the world has heretofore de pended for its rubber supply, have been' extensively destroyed by the natives, who tap the trees to death, and In many cases cut them down In order to get all there Is in them; that the rubber supply of the future deppnds on cultivation: that the success of this has been fully demonstrat ed; that the rubber tree is a strong, hardy native of the State of Chiapas, where this company's plantation Is located; that, ow ing to the heavy rainfall, from 150 to 200 inches per year, together with high tem perature which prevails, the trees grow with great rapidity, and are absolutely immune from parasites, insects or disease of any kind; that forest fires are unknown and that the product Is sure, easily se cured and imperishable. The price of rubber has more than doubled in the last ten years, and the London Financial News says that a "rub ber famine in the future is more probable than an Increased output." The company sells acre shares at the offices or through agents, several of whom, notably one who resigned a $5000 position with a New York l:fe Insurance company, and one who gave up a like lucrative po sition as traveler for the largest Philadel phia department business, find they can make more money selling shares In the Mexican Rubber Culture Company's plan tation than was possible In their former positions. Then, if they should Invest a portion of their commissions from time to time In the acre shares of the com pany, just as the members of the company are doing, they will find themselves in a few years in possession of a sure and steady Income, increasing yearly, as the trees grow older and more productive, that will make them independent for life. The companv is desirous of procuring aeents In every locality, and will be pleased to hear from men and women who are seeking profitable employment and an independent future. They need fear no failure, for It Is evident from the large number of shares already sold that the pi'bllc appreciates this opportunity of acquiring ownership without work, worry or assessment In the richest land and the richest product In the world, with Its sure and yearly Increasing revenue, to any in vestment in stocks which can be manipu lated In a hundred different ways to their disadvantage. BLANKETS WASHED At the Woolen Mill. Customers of the Brownsville Woolen Mills who have blankets to be washed or giged can leave them at our store any time this week. We will send them to the mill Saturday. Prices for washing are 50 cents per pair, 23 cents additional for new silk binding, Brownsville Woolen Mills Store. Washington street, between First and Second. J Street Preacher Given "Warninfir. George Glerback, a stpect preacher, who talks In Swedish-English, and who dresses in a long linen duster, etc.,. was delivering a lecture on a religious topic to a crowd on Burnside street, near Second, yester day, when a policeman took him to the police station, charged with breach of the peace. Complaint was made that Glerback Meier (8b Frank Company 30 new styles in Picture-Frame Mouldings Just received. Ostermoor Felt Mattresses are better than hair and cost less. Meier Frank Company Sole Portland agents for the McGee patent-yoke Fetticoats. Trunks and Traveling Bags, all styles (Third Floor.) On account of holiday this store will be closed all day on Thursday next, October 2d. Merchandise purchased on credit tomorrow or Tuesday will go on your October accoiint. Bright Spots in the Store Life Some nights when the sky is clear, how easy it is to pick out the bright stars in the great blue dome Same way in a store If the sun happens to shine or the atmosphere is to your liking and folk are out in great numbers, you'll see knots of enthusiasts around the best values and around the stylish, seasonable goodsone of the natural results of merchandising It was that way Saturday here What attracted most? The Cloak Store busy to its capacity. "Perrin's" Gloves Fall styles and shades. The new Neckwear for Ladies. Shoe section A big store in itself Hundreds of patrons The Millinery More customers than we could take care of. Silk, and Flannel Waists Hundreds bought and admired. Silks Dress Fabrics No busier section in the whole store. Laces, Dress Trimmings No let up Always crowded. H I BED Don't buy a Bed until you have seen o.ur line Brass or en- I nTTDADTTOrtriMT ameled styles All sizes at the very lowest prices Springs, J Rli: Mattresses, Pillows, Blankets, Comforters, etc. (3d floor.) ii I 15c ir pu w I! BED Then the usual good response in the men's and boys' section Hosiery, Underwear, Flannels, Corsets, Etc., Etc. PENINSULAR Ranges and Wood Heaters None as good on the market Mod crwircc els ranging from $4.50 to '$65.00 Let us show them to you. (Basement.) Bath Towels Great Notion Sale All Initials from A to Z. Another great purchase of those popular initialed bath tow els on sale tomorrow morning at eight There's many advan tages in having your initial on a bath towel Enables you at all times to have the same tow el for your personal use Good size Fancy borders 200 dozen in this ldt While they last 1 5c each No more appropriate subject for a store news paragraph at just this season than to call particular notice to the resources of our no tion store. Without proper findings the finest materials make an unsatisfactory gown. The notion store may be depended upon to sup ply just what is wanted Its quality will be satisfactory. We think your purse will find it profitable. These prices of interest to ev ery one. On the third floor Brass and iron beds of 9 every size and description and in all grades DEP'T We can save you money. Flannel Sale . Good news is sometimes worth repeating Forexample, the declaration of independ ence is read every year. Friday and Saturday's Flan nel sales were so good that we have decided to continue the following values for a few days more We've added another tempting bargain to the list, as you will readily notice. Pebble Waisting Flannels, 27-inch, in a splen did variety of patterns, best shades, all new 50c goods for, yard 5000 'yards of 27-inch Flannelettes in stripes, dots figures Big variety of the best patterns arid colorings for bath robes, Kimonas, Dressing Sacques, etc., regular 12 value, your choice, yd., See the new German Flannel in Persian pat terns, very newest coltfrings, rich effects, popular priced, yard "Viyella" Highest grade of Flannel, superb patterns in very large variety, non-shrinkable, yd Safety Pin Books, each 7c Hair Pin Cabinet, each 3c Needle-pointed Pins, paper... 2c Needle Books, each i..lOc Hooks and Eyes on tape, black and white, yard 12c Horn Bones, No. 8, 9, 10, doz.. .9c Genuine Bones, No.8,9,10,dz 17c Brush Braids colors, yd 4c, Whalebone Casing, black and colors, 9-yard pes 12c Same in better grade, pc 17c Cube Pins, black & white, ea..4c White Cotton Tape, 12-yd. pc 9c Wire Hairpins, 2 doz. in pk . . - lc Aluminum Thimbles, ea lc Hairpin Cabinet, ea 3c German Silver Thimbles, ea--4c Double Tapelines, each 6c Hat Pins, doz 5c Desk Pins, cabinet 4c Darning Eggs, each 2c Standard Stockinet Shields, all sizes, pair 7c Angora Skirt Braids, black and colors, 5 yards in piece, pc .8c 200 yards Linen Thread 7c Merrick's Spool Cotton, black and white, all sizes, 7 spools for 25c "Geneva" Silk-finish Thread, 500 yards, black only, per spool 8c Hump safety Hook and Eyes, black and white, card 3c Ball-and-Socket Garment Fast eners, black and white,gross 4c Binding Ribbon, colors only, piece 5c Dozens of other Special offerings to be on sale. Just received a full line of ladies' and men's Felt Shoes and Slippers. Beautiful .new effects in the famous "Priestley's" Bla'ck Dress Fabrics. Perrin's" Gloves All the new Fall shades and styles Prices from $1.25 to $3.00 pair. JL Hint of gp ! . ources and i. OC 0c 00 Big Silk Sale A silk item that cannot fail to find favor with scores of buyers New, stylish silk at a fraction of its real value Silk for waist, dress or trim ming The offering a remarkable one, consists of 3000 yards of fig ured cashmere silk in fancy dots, white, tan, reseda, red, old rose, green, yellow and pink Buy all you want at 49c yard At the Regular Silk Counter WOOL ALBATROSS 43c YARD 1200 yards of 38-inch wool albatross for waists or dresses Light, dark and evening, shades in wondrous variety A very special offering for the coming week j o at, per yard Winter Footwear The display of Fall and Winter footwear is now at its best All grades All new styles of shoes for ladies, men, children aad infants The oest shoes in the land are rep resented in full assortment Every pair of shoes you buy here are guaranteed to give satisfactory service This lib eral dealing has made many friends for our shoe store. It's presumud ' that every store visitor gets to the second floor, for there's fashion's court There are a great many peo ple in Ponland and vicinity who haven't learned fully the ex tent and resources of this clpak store It's for their interest and ours that they should It's the largest cloak display made in the West Show vast assortment and we are certain about values This second floor cloak store appeals to you if you want the newest and best in ready-to-wear apparel Every want, every taste can be easily supplied It appeals to you if you want sub stantial as well as inexpensive pieces It appeals to you if you want the richest Here are some hastily compiled statistics as to what we have in the personal adornment line: Magnificent Costumes, Carriage and Evening Wraps Man-tailored suits ranging in price from. .....$ 10 to $200 Ladies' jackets and Monte Carlo coats up to -..$ 100 Ladies' dress skirts in silk and wool up to $150 Ladies' silk waists Every new style from-. .$3.50 to $50 Ladies' walking suits and skirts from $2.50 to $70 Ladies' silk petticoats Mammoth variety $4.50 to $50 Flannel Waists Dressing Sacques Tea Gowns, etc. Children's Coats and Dresses Larger and better va riety than ever before. r- if Eksem nt Store The big Basement salesroom is a very interesting place these Fall days Useful merchandise for kitch en, home and for gifts at lower prices than elsewhere We call particular attention to oujr line of cooking stoves and wood heaters The largest and best line in the city and every one marked at a very close mar gin of profit. Lamps Every size and style, 90c to $25 Dinner sets from .$4.?5 to $65 Forbes silverware Hundreds of new stvle pieces Meriden cut glass Largest line in the city Nickel chafing dishes and 5 o'clock teas Cutlery in enormous variety Every style piece sterling silverware Sets and single pieces Jardinieres in many styles and sizes All prices Statuary in new designs Great variety Kitchen utensils Largest and best assortment " Peninsular" stoves and rang.s $4.50 to $65.00. MEN'S New Fall and Winter shapes in"Hawes" and "Stet- " son's" famous hats for men None better at any price HATS These lines confined to us Derbys and Fedoras $3 and $4. .25 $3.50 75c 95c PICTURE SALE Oil paintings 20x24, framed in black with gilt liner Beauti ful scenes Value extraordinary 14x24 in. sizes for Colored pictures 9x15, 2XA inch gilt frames with ornaments Big values Water colors 9x14, framed in black, brown and c AC gilt Special values S51"0 Colored prints 9x9, framed in circle frames with or- 7Cr naments, big values at BOYS' CLOTHING Boy's all-wool two-piece suits Neat dark mix- c;o or tures Ages 8 to, 16 Boys' mackintoshes and box coats, $1.75 to $5.00. Young men's overcoats in dark Oxfords, ages 14 to tfo on 20 yrs New styles PO.OU Young men's trousers in fine quality worsted, neatstripes.all sizes $3,85 Meier & Frank Company Meier (. Frank Company I Meier Frank Company Meier (. Frank Company Meier (Bb Frank Company his repeatedly blocked travel on Burnside street by attracting crowds by reason of his peculiar style of oratory, and that many of his hearers Jeer at and revllo hjm. When interrupted In this fashion the police say he makes quotations not found In the Scriptures. He was warned to con duct himself more properly for the future and was allowed to go. Planif .for Coolc-Avcnne Sevrer. City Enneer Elliot Is preparing plans for the costrucUon of the Cook-avenue sewer, which will be one of the mcst ex- i Alblna avenue, through an alley to Gan- tensive Improvements in the way of sew- tenbein avenue, to Ivy, to Vancouver, to ers In the history of the city. The sewer, Cleveland, to Eeech, to Union avenue and which will be partly circular and partly j thence to Shiver street. Lateral sewers oval In shape, will run from a connecUon I will be laid as the time and people re wlth the Beech-strcct sewer to Mississippi j quire them. Mr. Elliot will soon prepare avenue and Morris street, to Monroe, to I, estimates of the cost of the sewer, and he says that It will be completed within eight months. Chicken stealing has become so common In Southeastern Kansas that the Anti-Horse Thief Association has decided to enlarge Its scope and so after this class of criminals.